I wasn't always a White Nationalist, I was "awakened" on a college campus when I read some material from the National Alliance and that lead to further research and some "soul searching." Since then I've tried to enlighten other whites, usually through dialogue. I would really like to see the movement grow faster so I'm putting this poll up in order to learn where we/I can best put our resources in recruiting.

Originally posted by Finnian I would really like to see the movement grow faster

I would too.

In my case I believe it was upbringing and the fact that in the late fifties and early sixties when I was growing up everyone , or so it seemed to me, was what would today be called a racist. There was no need for a 'Road to Damascus' Awakening, it just came naturally.

For me, political consciousness started the day JFK was assassinated and I've seen first hand the deterioration of our culture that has taken place in the four decades since. I didn't like what was happening but felt powerless to do anything about it. Once I was old enough to vote I became active in the Republican Party but was quickly disgusted and disillusioned by the pettiness and corruption of our political system. I spent decades watching our country turn browner, more multi-cultural, more socialist as I grew angrier and more frustrated at my own inability to do anything about it. Then came a turning point. I bought a computer and almost immediately discovered Stormfront. It was exhilarating to discover that I wasn't alone.

My point is that, in my opinion, the internet is the most valuable tool at our disposal right now. That's where we should focus our energy. Not to have endless online debates but to motivate and mobilize people to take the next step and become active politically.

Interest in my own ethnicity led me to it more then anything else. Even as a child i was constantly telling people that I was German and English. I was constantly asking my parents about England and Germany. I loved vikings, and anything to do with them. I guess it grew from there

I became a White Nationalist after visiting Stormfront for the first time back in 2000(thank you, Don Black).Also had too much first-hand experiance with muds, and was always interested in anything relating to the Third Reich.

After reading "White Power" by Rockwell, I became a National Socialist.

I see the highest with the poll is at 10 at this point with experience with non-whites.

I also grew up in the 50's and 60's and there being no non-whites in our small town but then I guess it really did not matter to me. I really knew nothing of blacks and hispanics (oh to be that way again).

It took enlisting in the Army and bingo my first real introduction to the black race. I saw black racism at its worst. So now I know.

There are some interesting and unexpected results that we can use
even though the poll hasn’t been all that popular. I really figured
that most of us were raised by WN parents but that is obviously a
myth promoted by the media. The top three results are; “Personal
experience with Non-Whites, Personal Study (Political/Historical)”,
and “Interest in my own Ethnicity.” If these are what led most of us
to WN then it’s safe to assume that it will lead others to WN.
Fortunately, the top response we don’t have to do anything about,
the work is being done for us by Non-Whites. It is safe to assume
that as time goes on the activities of Non-Whites will become more
offensive. As long as we are able to awaken enough Whites, the
activities of Non-Whites can be used as a powerful weapon. This
requires us to work diligently and effectively so that our brothers
and sisters will not acclimate to Non-White behavior. I know that
there are a lot of our people who imitate Non-Whites out there but
there still seems to be more decent folk than indecent. I think the
third response can be used very effectively but may require some
work on our part and possibly a change in tactics. People are out
there that have an interest in their culture, whether it is German,
Dixie, French, Italian-American or whatever, so if we can use that
interest and influence them in a way where they become cultural
preservationists then I personally think that their minds would be
more open to WN. I became interested in WN through a simple but
effective flier put out by the NA, every one knows it, “Missing... A
Future for White Children.” That flier caused me first to think
about the message and I decided to see if this was a valid claim, and
so on. Not every one is that easy to wake up. Some people are
absolutely drunk with apathy and it will take some time for them to
sober up. A flier like that (as gentle and powerful as it may be) may
not be effective on many. I followed through on learning more about WN
and the NA because I didn’t care what other people thought.
My wife, Eva tells our story here:https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t35786/

Unfortunately most people do care and often change their lifestyle
solely on popular opinion. Another flier like...”Celebrate a Great
Man with Vision”.... -picture of Christopher Columbus- “Celebrate
a Great People”.... -picture of an Italian Flag- “Americans and
Europeans thank the Italian Nation and It’s Descendants for the
Gifts you have given us... from Roman Law to Antonio Rodota
(Director of the European Space Agency).” ...might be more
effective in stirring people to think. We tell them that we are proud
and we see their culture as valuable and worth preserving. Of
course there would be contact info, maybe something like a phone
number for an Italian American Club (that we form on our own) or a
webpage address. And we could be a little gutsy and have the
Italian Flag the one flown during Mussolini’s time. I guess what I’m
saying is let’s look at our community and provide or use a positive
outlet to celebrate a White culture, meet the people and start to
educate them in a respectful but directed way. Middle class whites
want some kind of outlet where they don’t have to always pay
homage to some Communist, Deviant, Jew or Non-White people.
More specifically they want their people recognized as well, but
they don’t want to be invited to a “cross burning”. I don’t mean to
offend, I mean to be realistic. We need to realize that these people
have been taught what we think and have not had the privilege (or
courage) to learn the truth. To use a metaphor, let’s invite them
onto the Acropolis first, let them gaze at all the glory. Then invite
them into a Temple, educating them about what’s going on and how
it effects them personally. After we get them in the Temple they
can meet with the Fuhrer, so to speak. After that we may be
surprised that our newly awakened brother may “buy some matches
and go get him cross” Whooyee! :laugh We should not discard the other
powerful methods we use like the aforementioned flier, we should
just diversify our techniques. I’ve handed out a few NA fliers and
started some conversations and I’ve had mixed results (mainly
negative). One cop took a flier and said to me, “I agree 100%, but if
I was caught doing something like this I’d lose my job. Good luck.”
Last night my wife and I attended a free Bluegrass concert in a city
park. All White people... like some kind of Vanilla Ice Cream
sundae with White Chocolate sprinkles on Vanilla syrup. At one
point the band played the song “Orange Blossom Train” and the
Banjo player said, “we a gonna take you on a train ride around the
world! You just name the country we stop at and our fiddle player
will play a song from that country.” This is where the audience
wanted to stop; Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Spain, Italy, and
Russia, then the band ended with another round of “Orange
Blossom.” Talk about exciting! Not one “dark” country was
mentioned. No one said Mexico, Congo, India, China, etc. Some
Non-Whites showed up at one point in their standard dress and
attitude and started hopping around ridiculing “rednecks.” The
audience turned really sour, so sour that the Non-Whites ran off, a
little while later 2 cops showed up (it was obvious that someone had
made a call), :cop looked around and decided to stay... for the music.
I could go on with other ideas but it’s getting late and I’d rather hear
what y’all have to say.